What Denver Is Doing on Day Two of NBA Free Agency

As free agency is now upon the Nuggets and all of the NBA, Denver has seen two of its biggest rivals improve as of late. The San Antonio Spurs landed a big-time performer in Richard Jefferson to join Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, and Manu Ginobili. While the Spurs finished in third in the West last year, and have been dominant in the first decade of the 2000's, they will look to be much improved in the 2009-10 season. The Lakers also made a huge move in free agency, today getting the services of somewhat maligned star Ron Artest . Artest, who battled intensely with Kobe Bryant in the West semifinals a month ago, will now team up with him as LA looks to repeat as NBA champions. So, as both teams that finished around the Nuggets in the West last year (LA 1st, SA 3rd), what has Denver done to become better in 09'-10'? To start, the Nuggets traded their 2010 first round draft pick for Ty Lawson, the PG of last year's NCAA Champion Tar Heels. Lawson can potentially help the team now—He is a ... (link)